diff --git a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
index 6b7437411c..fd4a8ab1c4 100644
--- a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
+++ b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ else
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-ffplay
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBV4L),y)
+FFMPEG_DEPENDENCIES += libv4l
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libv4l2
+else
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-libv4l2
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_AVRESAMPLE),y)
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-avresample
 else